By the time
Sewaside
saw the light of day, the public hadn't fully absorbed
Das EFX
's innovative debut,
Dead Serious
. The
hardcore rap
game had barely caught up with the brilliance of their rapid-fire vocal delivery and sample-laden beats. But then again, another crew from Staten Island emerged in 1993 and took the
rap
game by total storm, leaving the genius of
somewhat overshadowed by their dominance. However, this change in climate shouldn't overshadow
as a crucial record in the
canon. While the duo's methods of madness were slowly emulated by a large plethora of MCs,
stayed with the same effective blueprint laid down in
. By maintaining this consistency,
lacks the punch in the gut that
delivered, but it's still a solid record that completists and newfound fans will equally enjoy. ~ Rob Theakston